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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When is the new construction on the farm finished?
(a) In a long time.
(b) Shortly.
(c) In a week.
(d) In a year.

2. What is Father doing when he has to leave the farm?
(a) Helping with the neighbor's barn.
(b) Picking up a horse.
(c) Setting up chairs.
(d) Buying Mother some new calico.

3. What does Mother ask Sammy when she goes back into the house after learning the reason for the digging?
(a) What his book is about.
(b) If he wants more supper.
(c) If he was aware that his father was planning to build a new house.
(d) If he was aware that his father was planning to build a new barn.

4. What is the state of Mother's mind after Father leaves the farm?
(a) Thinking only of Nanny.
(b) In constant thought.
(c) Looking for distraction.
(d) Convincing herself that she should be submissive to her husband.

5. Who stands in front of whom when Father arrives home after his return?
(a) The minister stands in front of Mother and the children.
(b) Nanny stands in front of Sammy and Mother.
(c) Sammy stands in front of Mother and Nanny.
(d) Mother stands in front of Nanny and Sammy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the children leave the house, what does Mother do?

2. What is the reason given in the introduction for the protagonist's actions?

3. What was waiting in the new barn for Father when he returned to the farm?

4. What has Nanny Penn been doing during her parents' discussion about men digging in the field?

5. How does Father respond to Mother's two questions following the bantering scene?

(see the answer key)

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